Ambush Interview #115 Far-L

[SleazyDream]

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115 Far-L

I (Rochard) met Farrell once in Mexico during YP but had no idea how important he was in the industry. He's a "balls to the wall / anything goes" type of guy who enjoys life and has done the things that most of us wish we had the chance to do. He's had monkey poo flung on him while having sex at Playboy Mansion, shot porn with Princess Leia, and hangs out with Tom Green ? All because him and his wife shot some home video footage after a Grateful Dead concert in Las Vegas. After talking his mother into taking out a second mortgage on her house, He bought Homegrown Video and made it into what it is today.



1. Explain your connection with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park ?

2. Homegrown is celebrating twenty-five years in business. How long have you owned the company out of those twenty-five years?

3. When you first started out in this business, what did you do with the money you made? Did you follow someone around the country while they were on tour?

4. At one point Homegrown went into bankruptcy and you decided to buy the company. Where did you raise the money from?

5. Is it true you went to the AVN awards this year with Tom Green? Are you friends with him?

6. What is " Xplor Media?"

7. How many women did you have sex with by the time you decided to stop counting?

8. What is " Mr. Peeper's Home Videos"?

9. What does this phrase mean to you: " Content is as buffalo to the Indian"?

10. Have you ever shot porn with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)

11. How do you know Richard Dreyfuss?

12. Do you know everyone in Hollywood?

13. Have you ever humped a statue while buck ass naked on camera?

14. Have you ever handed gift bags at a party while buck ass naked acting like a gorilla?

15. Did any of the pornos you've directed had Hollywood stars in them? If so, which ones?

16. You did business with Max Hardcore. Why did you guys part ways?

17.You've been in hundreds of porn movies. What was it like popping her cherry for the first time on camera?

18. What part did Homegrown play in box cover art for pornos and the "what you see is what you get" approach?

19. Homegrown throws some unusual parties for their affiliates. Which ones have been the strangest? Which ones were your favorites?

20. Homegrown is a big supporter of the fight against Acacia. (Thank you for this BTW!). We haven't heard anything about this case in some time. Are you still paying for the defense, and can you update us on it?

21. Which porn stars have you had sex with? Which ones were your favorite.

22. Have you ever had sex at the Playboy Mansion while monkeys were flinging poo at you?

23. How many titles does Homegrown have in it's collection?

24. What is "Mr. Fun's Mondo Adventure? Is there any relationship to the "Cat in the Hat?"

25. How well does Homegrown convert?

26. Why is there a saying "It isn't a Player's Ball until Farrel gets naked?"

27. Your content library covers a lot of niches- A LOT of them! How many niches do you think there really is?

28. Did Homegrown really start of a small mom and pop video store in San Diego?

29. You've been doing porn a long, long time?.. Watching some of your older work you can see rather hairy pussys. What do you think about the recent changes with shaved snatches?

30. Not only did you star in "Mr. Fun's Mondo Adventure", but in the movie you also shaved a woman clean. Were you the one responsible for this trend?

31. Who is Gary Aptaker?

32. What is the difference between Gonzo, amateur, pro-am, and reality porn?

33. Who is John Stagliano and have you ever shot with him?

Pics of Far-L can be Found on FUBAR

[Deej]

awwwww shit!!


this will be good

[SleazyDream]

anyone got any pics of Far-L? PLEASE post

[DamageX]

Aye, nice one.

[Strickie]

looking forward to this

[JFK]

looking Forward to it

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Looking forward to this one...

ADG

[BAKO]

Sounds Interesting

[J$tyle$]

Far-l!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[p1mpdogg]

one of your stupider interviews.

he is a nobody lol

[Far-L]

one of your stupider interviews.

he is a nobody lol

Thanks! I will try to make this a fun read. Perhaps we could add the question "What did Carol and Ian tell you about their relationships with Pimpdogg"?

[sweetums]

Looking forward to this one that is for certain - outstanding

[p1mpdogg]

Thanks! I will try to make this a fun read. Perhaps we could add the question "What did Carol and Ian tell you about their relationships with Pimpdogg"?

please do, i love to get all the dirt i can on people

[LadyMischief]

[LadyMischief]

[seeric]

Far-L was like the 3rd person I met in the adult business back in the Busty-Amateurs era. Representing San Diego Far-L!!!!!!!

[modF]

Thanks! I will try to make this a fun read. Perhaps we could add the question "What did Carol and Ian tell you about their relationships with Pimpdogg"?

lol.

This should be a good one at least.

[Far-L]

1. Explain your connection with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park ?

When we were being interviewed for a Channel 4 production in Great Britain one of the guys on the crew, Jason, told me about a friend of his named Trey that had written a script about a mormon porn superhero. He asked if I would look at the script and give some feedback. The script was funny but needed more "porn" humor. I suggested that Jason and Trey come to Las Vegas for the adult show and awards so I could give them a much deeper look at the wild and wacky world of porn.

Trey and I hit it off right away and I regaled him with some of my wackier porn moments, like the time a black guy stunt cocked for a white guy, the first time I learned about ball shaving, and when I walked in with a friend on a dvda (double vaginal double anal) shoot that literally made my friend ill to see and smell.

By some miraculous occurance, not sure exactly how since it is kind of fuzzy at this point, at the awards show someone slipped some kind of hallucinegen into our drinks and by the middle of the show Trey and I had decided that every single award was destined to be ours. I would get up to head to the stage to deliver a speech for everything from best gay performance to starlet of the year until I realized that someone else had been picked - then i would storm back to the table complaining about the awards being rigged to anyone who would listen.

We were all laughing hysterically throughout and by the end of the night Trey decided he wanted to write a porn comedy that would one day win an award. (more about that later)

During the rest of the show I introduced Trey to a bunch of people that would be the basis for inspiration of the porn crew in "Orgazmo", which included me in a tiny cameo. My one line in the movie is only a word long. I say "genius".

For almost two more years we made what we called "prankster porn" together (which I will explain more about in a few). I helped fund the trailer that was made to help get big money for doing the feature film. By the time "Orgazmo" was actually in production, the deal with Comedy Central was being negotiated. Before we were done, South Park was already becoming a household word and Trey and Matt were on their way to the big time. We had an amazing year hitting film festivals with "Orgazmo" around the world and I got to do some celeb hobnobbing, along with my college roommate Dust Brother Mike Simpson who helped put together the soundtrack for "Orgazmo".

The other producers and Matt, Trey, and Jason were all thankful for my input and remarkably they presented me with a "Associate Producer" credit as well as some "above the line" points on the film... which I never saw a dime of but that certainly was not Trey, Matt, or Jason's fault and I still love those guys as brothers to today.

[Far-L]

I am seriously dreading a few of the pictures that I know will pop up in this thread...

[jimthefiend]

Finally one I'll actually read.

[Brad Mitchell]

Holy crap, how exciting

I think that has to be one of the quickest responses for an ambushee to be answering his first question.. and quite thoroughly at that!

Looking forward to learning more about you and many more years of good business with you as well!

Cheers,

Brad

[12clicks]

do you regret having to add "touque" and "eh" to your vocabulary?

[AbulletAway]

Looking forward to the rest of the responses.

[jact]

I'll just park my sig right here...

[Halcyon]

Far-L is a superhero in words and actions. This may be the best Ambush subject ever!

[Far-L]

2. Homegrown is celebrating twenty-five years in business. How long have you owned the company out of those twenty-five years?

Homegrown Video was literally the first company to start distributing people's homemade porn and at least imo the company started a revolution in porn that reverberates through to today. However, back in 1992, the original owner had done a good job of living way too hard and spending way too fast for his own good. When competition started coming around like Mr. Peepers OGV and others then sales slowed down but his bills didn't and eventually he fell in with some unsavory individuals that were the kind of people that negative porn stereotypes are made from.

Anyone remember that scene in "Goodfellas" where the gangsters take over the guy's bar and run through his credit while selling bottles out the back door? That was about what happened to the original owner of HGV.

He had to eventually declare bankruptcy in San Diego. By this time my ex-wife and I had learned a thing or two about the business after trying for many fruitless months to sell our videos to Homegrown Video. We finally learned the reason our tapes were languishing there and that is when, on my ex's suggestion btw, we decided to try and raise money to buy it out of the bankruptcy. We finally took control in 1993 and have been at the helm ever since - along with my brother Moffitt who came in as a partner after finally getting over the shock that he had a brother in the porn industry.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

1. Explain your connection with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park ?

When we were being interviewed for a Channel 4 production in Great Britain one of the guys on the crew, Jason, told me about a friend of his named Trey that had written a script about a mormon porn superhero. He asked if I would look at the script and give some feedback. The script was funny but needed more "porn" humor. I suggested that Jason and Trey come to Las Vegas for the adult show and awards so I could give them a much deeper look at the wild and wacky world of porn.

Trey and I hit it off right away and I regaled him with some of my wackier porn moments, like the time a black guy stunt cocked for a white guy, the first time I learned about ball shaving, and when I walked in with a friend on a dvda (double vaginal double anal) shoot that literally made my friend ill to see and smell.

By some miraculous occurance, not sure exactly how since it is kind of fuzzy at this point, at the awards show someone slipped some kind of hallucinegen into our drinks and by the middle of the show Trey and I had decided that every single award was destined to be ours. I would get up to head to the stage to deliver a speech for everything from best gay performance to starlet of the year until I realized that someone else had been picked - then i would storm back to the table complaining about the awards being rigged to anyone who would listen.

We were all laughing hysterically throughout and by the end of the night Trey decided he wanted to write a porn comedy that would one day win an award. (more about that later)

During the rest of the show I introduced Trey to a bunch of people that would be the basis for inspiration of the porn crew in "Orgazmo", which included me in a tiny cameo. My one line in the movie is only a word long. I say "genius".

For almost two more years we made what we called "prankster porn" together (which I will explain more about in a few). I helped fund the trailer that was made to help get big money for doing the feature film. By the time "Orgazmo" was actually in production, the deal with Comedy Central was being negotiated. Before we were done, South Park was already becoming a household word and Trey and Matt were on their way to the big time. We had an amazing year hitting film festivals with "Orgazmo" around the world and I got to do some celeb hobnobbing, along with my college roommate Dust Brother Mike Simpson who helped put together the soundtrack for "Orgazmo".

The other producers and Matt, Trey, and Jason were all thankful for my input and remarkably they presented me with a "Associate Producer" credit as well as some "above the line" points on the film... which I never saw a dime of but that certainly was not Trey, Matt, or Jason's fault and I still love those guys as brothers to today.

Lisa: [to Maxxx] You pig, you're responsible for degrading all of those women.
Clark: Equally degradable in pornographic films.
Lisa: Men are always in a position of power.
Rodgers: They're the ones who want the product so bad, they're the victims.
Lisa: Well, it exploits men by exploiting women.
Clark: Hence, it exploits people.
Maxxx Orbison: [pissed off] SHUT UP!
Clark: Yeah.
Maxxx Orbison: I do what i do and i make a lot of money and i don't care what i do to people because they're all idiots.
Clark: Yeah.
Maxxx Orbison: Especially you Clark, you pig fucking hunk of shit!.
Clark: Yeah.

One of the best "B" movies ever...



ADG

[Violetta]

Never heard of the guy, but see sig!

[Far-L]

do you regret having to add "touque" and "eh" to your vocabulary?

Eh? What are you touquing aboot?

[AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE]

OGV...

Wow, that is way back.
I built and maintained OGV's websites.

[vidvicious]

Sweet !!! this should be a very interesting ambush ..

BTW ... Nice questions Sleazy

[AaronM]

Eh? What are you touquing aboot?

LOL

Clever.

[DamageX]

Never heard of the guy, but see sig!

Yes, we know you're an idiot, you don't have to flaunt it.

[XPays]

The Flying Anal!!!!!!!!!!!!

XO's to Far-L and long live Homegrown Video!!!

Another 20 years!!

[jact]

The Flying Anal!!!!!!!!!!!!

XO's to Far-L and long live Homegrown Video!!!

Another 20 years!!

Only 20?

[XPays]

Only 20?

you know they will sell out for a billion by then and travel

take me with you on the journey far-l and come to s.f. sooner than later bubby

[RevSand]

Looks like this is gonna be a good read...

[baddog]

Never heard of the guy, but see sig!

How is that possible?

[jact]

you know they will sell out for a billion by then and travel

take me with you on the journey far-l and come to s.f. sooner than later bubby

There goes my job security! LOL.

[MikeB]

I am seriously dreading a few of the pictures that I know will pop up in this thread...

[DamageX]

How is that possible?

That's gotta be rhetorical... I mean, you've seen his posts around here, right?

[Axeman]

Excellent interview. I had the privilege to meet Far-L a few times during some of the turbulent times of the Acacia crap. Wonderful guy and funny as hell.

[baddog]

That's gotta be rhetorical... I mean, you've seen his posts around here, right?

Seen, yes. Read? Unmemorable.

[AK]

bookmarking it.. it'll be a great read later!
Far L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MikeB]

I'm looking forward to Far-L's replies. I've had a lot of fun both working with and hanging out with Far-L and the HG crew over the past several years.

[Derek_M]

Everytime I get to see this man it is a pleasure. Always looking forward to getting the band back together. Looking forward to reading the interview as well.

[Far-L]

3. When you first started out in this business, what did you do with the money you made? Did you follow someone around the country while they were on tour?

The original reason to get into porn was it seemed like a much easier way to pay for following the Grateful Dead than making tie-dyes and selling sandwiches.

Go ahead - I know what you are all thinking - So what if I am a dirty damn hippy? I got to see the best parking lots in the country and I learned some very valuable lessons that have served us well in business - regarding grassroots marketing and community branding. The Dead were making money with "free" content for years and growing their legion of fans. Plus I borrowed a line that promoter bill graham used to say of the Dead, "They aren't the best at what they do, they are the only ones who do what they do".

[WonderWoman]

I had the pleasure of meeting Far-L in Florida this time around. I already loved all the rest of the Homegrown crew but Far-L was just the icing on top.

Meeting Far-L made me understand further why Homegrown is successful. He is one of the few successful people in this biz that talks TO you and not AT you.

Hoping to spend some more time with you and your team again soon Far-L.

Looking forward to reading.

[Far-L]

I had the pleasure of meeting Far-L in Florida this time around. I already loved all the rest of the Homegrown crew but Far-L was just the icing on top.

Meeting Far-L made me understand further why Homegrown is successful. He is one of the few successful people in this biz that talks TO you and not AT you.

Hoping to spend some more time with you and your team again soon Far-L.

Looking forward to reading.

Thank you for an incredibly high compliment! You just made my day.

[Far-L]

4. At one point Homegrown went into bankruptcy and you decided to buy the company. Where did you raise the money from?

After we found out that HGV's assets were available in a bankruptcy proceeding we set about trying to find VC funding to help buy it. That didn't get too far and whatever prospects we did have flaked hard on us at the last minute.

Getting a bit desperate we turned to our Mother who ended up getting a second on her house to get us the cash to buy. We ended up with the company for a song really. All the original edited masters, raw footage, some antique editing system, and a skimpy mailing list of hardcore fans that the previous owner had not chased away with inferior tape. (this was back in the prehistory of video when stuff was recorded on vhs).

I remember we had to destroy a bunch of vhs tapes that were worthless. There was a small room with one wall of brick and me, Mof, and our other partner spent about 6 hours throwing tapes at that wall and watching them explode until there was a few feet of plastic and magnetic tape carnage on the floor.

I also remember one of the first tapes I had to review for purchase. It had an older woman teaching two girls how to use a condom and I was thinking, "wow this is sexy and educational" but when the woman said "now go try this out on your dad" I became a bit concerned.

I went and checked the releases.

The tape had come from Waco Texas (just after that Branch Davidian thing for all you history buffs out there).

The performers were all legal age with id.

Unfortunately they all had the same last names too.

wickity wickety wack, sent that one back, faster than you could say "Deliverance".